Team Jump’s university clients fill the ranks of the Green Gown Awards Shortlist

The Green Gown Awards Finalists have just been announced on their website and among them are a number of Team Jump clients. These are the universities leading the charge in sustainability, showing how students and staff can integrate sustainability into everyday life. Team Jump is proud to partner with several finalists, powering student engagement through its award-winning, gamified programmes.

What Are the Green Gown Awards?

The Green Gown Awards celebrate the exceptional sustainability efforts of universities and colleges around the world. Established to highlight initiatives that reduce environmental impact, improve community wellbeing, and embed sustainability into education, these awards recognise the people and projects driving meaningful change.

Which Team Jump Clients are Green Gown Awards Finalists in 2025?

Durham University

Benefitting Society – Enhancing Biodiversity for All Our Communities

Durham University has been named as a finalist for two awards this year. The first is ‘Benefitting Society’, which is all about getting the wider community involved in their sustainable initiatives. Durham is doing this by boosting biodiversity across local areas, creating accessible green spaces for locals. They’re also motivating staff and students to get out in nature and appreciate these spaces using the My Greenspace app by Team Jump.

Student Engagement – Durham Greenspace Movement

Durham is also nominated for the Student Engagement award. The university’s Energy and Sustainability Team lead the Durham Greenspace Movement, tackling climate challenges with the help of student champions. Using Team Jump’s platform, members track sustainable actions, earn points, and compete to earn a monthly prize voucher. Durham’s commitment to peer-to-peer engagement highlights how universities can build sustainability from the ground up.

University of Huddersfield

Benefitting Society – WELL Building Standard Initiative

The University of Huddersfield is also in the running for the benefitting society award. They’re aligning student wellbeing with sustainability through the WELL Building Standard initiative. In addition, students can use the Huddersfield Green Rewards platform to log eco-friendly actions such as green commuting, mindful eating, and energy-saving activities. This is part of their mission to boost student wellbeing through climate action and through active transport, and they’re not the only ones doing that on this list.

University of Warwick

Campus Health, Food and Drink – Mindful Food for Thriving Minds

Warwick Food Group is a community that is empowering students to make sustainable food choices. They’re working to move the food offering on campus towards more plant-based offerings, less single-use plastics and a menu that uses seasonal ingredients. Additionally, students can record their participation through the Warwick Green Rewards programme, reinforcing the connection between food, wellbeing, and environmental responsibility. They also took part in the Food Waste challenge: a seasonal campaign with time-limited actions where students could earn extra points for reducing their food waste.

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)

Student Engagement – The Green Heron Award

ARU is embedding sustainability into its curriculum with the Green Heron Award, which encourages academics to embed sustainability into their curriculum. But that’s not the only way their rewarding students for sustainability. The ARUgreen platform also rewards students for embedding sustainability into their daily lives.

Nottingham Trent University (NTU)

Student Engagement – White Rose NTU Professional Student Wardrobe

NTU is tackling fast fashion with its White Rose Professional Student Wardrobe initiative. Through NTU Green Rewards, students have also taken part in the Team Jump Fashion Footprint Challenge. This was a seasonal campaign, with limited time challenges relating to sustainable fashion. Students could earn points for donating, swapping, or repurposing clothing, as part of the programme.

Sustainability Institution of the Year

NTU has also been shortlisted for Sustainability Institution of the Year, recognising its holistic approach to sustainability. No doubt, in part because of their ability to engage staff and students with sustainability through the Green Rewards programme.

Who is on the Full List of Green Gown Awards Finalists 2025?

2030 Climate Action

• Glasgow Clyde College – Everyday Action: Think Green
• Lancaster University – Supercharged: Lancaster’s Journey to Net Zero
• Liverpool John Moores University – LJMU Climate Action: strategy, progress, results!
• Manchester Metropolitan University – Ground sourced route to zero carbon
• MidKent College – MidKent College Zero: Reducing Emissions as a Moral Imperative
• Newham College London – A roaring 41%
• Oxford Brookes University – Geo-exchange: leading the way toward Net Zero
• The Bedford College Group – The Corby Sixth Form – A Net Zero Carbon Refurbishment
• The University of Salford – From Campus to City Region: The University of Salford x GM2038

Benefitting Society

• Bradford College – Welcome Café: Nourishing Communities, Reducing Waste
• Durham University – Enhancing Biodiversity for All Our Communities
• Queen Margaret University – Outdoor Learning Hub
• Queen’s University Belfast – Beyond the Build – Embedding WLC Understanding
• Royal College of Art – Weaving out Waste: Climate Crisis Awareness with Wandsworth Primary Schools
• The Open University – Take Five to Age Well: A UK-Wide Movement for Healthier Ageing
• TU Dublin – Patchwork Pedagogies for a Sustainable World
• University of Birmingham – Empowering Evidence-based Policy through Interdisciplinary Action
• University of Huddersfield – Supporting wellness and sustainability in society with the WELL Building Standard
• University of Sheffield – The Community Fridge: Feeding the Future
• University of Sunderland – SeaScapes Co/Lab: Curating care for our coastlines
• University of the Arts London – Community Costumes: A World Book Day Celebration

Campus Health, Food and Drink

• Barnsley College – Fries without the Footprint: transforming campus catering
• Chartwells Universities and the University of Sussex – Two Crises, One Strategy: The Sussex Saver Story
• Falmouth Exeter Plus – Penryn Campus Sustainability Cafe – Showcasing Sustainable Hospitality
• Harper Adams University – Practising what we teach
• The University of Warwick – Mindful Food for Thriving Minds
• University College London – Making Sustainability the Sales Star
• University of Bristol – Good Food & Eating Well – Redesigning Food for People and Planet

Creating Impact

• Birkbeck, University of London – Birkbeck Climate Festival 2025: A Living Model for Climate Engagement and Education
• Birmingham Newman University – Planting Futures at Newman
• Bishop Burton College – Greener Grounds
• Fircroft College of Adult Education – Fircroft Green Lifecycle
• Glasgow Kelvin College – The Holistic Approach to Whole-Student Engagement
• Queen’s University Belfast – Planet First: Reuse, Repair, Rethink!
• TU Dublin – ReFridge – Fighting Food Waste, Feeding Student Futures
• University of Derby – Science in the City
• University of Exeter – Gift it, Reuse it
• University of Glasgow – Campus Eco-Hub
• University of Greenwich – Reuse @ Greenwich
• University of Manchester – Furniture4Reuse, Repair, Refurbish, Reuse, Rehome!
• University of Sunderland – ‘Recover, Re-use, Repair & Produce’ to reduce waste in Healthcare Technical Support
• University of Westminster – Denim and Sustainable Innovation
• University of Westminster – The GSG (Growing Spaces Group)

Digital Futures

• Fircroft College of Adult Education – The Green Changemakers Hub
• Royal College of Music – Groundbreaking Performance Laboratory

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Sustainability

• Barnsley College – Reloved Boutique – an Inclusive Sustainable Education Initiative
• Chesterfield College Group – STEW Project & CHEW Project
• Derby College Group – We Are Not Rubbish: A Social Mobility & Sustainability Campaign
• Glasgow Kelvin College – Cycling for All – Breaking Barriers
• Middlesex University – Empowering Women in STEM From University to Industry
• TU Dublin – TrailblazHER™: Empowering Women, Transforming Tomorrow
• University of Chester – Community Hub: Cultivating care and belonging
• University of Plymouth – Getting girls into geoscience

Nature Positive

• Plumpton College – Our Nature, Your Future
• Royal Agricultural University – Natural History for the Future
• The University of Manchester – The Old Quad’s New Green Heart
• University of Leeds – Leeds Partnerships for Nature Recovery
• University of St Andrews – St Andrews Nature Networks
• University of Worcester – Nature Positive by Design: Leading on Biodiversity for Over 15 Years

Next Generation Learning & Skills

• Bradford College – Reboot for Good
• Exeter College – Green Skills Advisory Panel
• Fife College – Community Retrofit and Heating Innovation
• Harper Adams University – The Future Farmer Programme
• Solihull College & University Centre – Green Pioneer Awards
• University of Essex – The Transformative Power of Practice
• University of Greenwich – Roots of Change: The Green Greenwich Foundation Course
• University of Reading – Hibernating Climate Change Education
• University of Salford – Environmental Justice for Sociologists and Beyond
• University of Southampton – The Meliora Podcast
• University of Sunderland – Rewilding Education: Empowering Future Conservation Leaders
• University of the Arts London – “Meeting tomorrow”: Student imagination & extreme collaboration

Reporting with Influence

• Edge Hill University – Environmental Sustainability Report
• Middlesex University – Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023/24
• Queen’s University Belfast – Sustainability in Action: Progress, People, and Partnerships
• TU Dublin – Climate Action Roadmap
• University of Exeter – Reporting with Purpose: An Honest Reflection, an Ambitious Vision
• University of Hull – Sustainability Report 2023/24

Research with Impact

• Northumbria University – Banana Split: Unpeeling a New Energy Source
• The Open University – Challenge Us!
• University of Lincoln – Climate SAFE – Integrated Systems for Agriculture, Farming, Energy and the Environment

Sustainability Champion – Student

• Charlie Beaudelot – TU Dublin
• Charlotte Stevenson-Stoddard – University of Salford
• Clare Collins – University of Hull
• Cosima Standeven – Nottingham Trent University
• Emily Pink – University of Exeter
• Helen Parmenter – Birmingham City University
• Mohammad Mehdi Yousefi – Birmingham City University

Student Engagement

• Anglia Ruskin University – The Green Heron Award
• Barnsley College – Futureproof Apprenticeships: Sustainable Skills
• Durham University – Durham Greenspace Movement: Powered by Students
• Fife College – CampusCast: Showcasing Sustainability
• Loughborough University – The Climate Cup
• Nottingham Trent University – White Rose NTU Professional Student Wardrobe
• Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – RCSI Student Engagement and Partnership (StEP)
• Stirling University’s Students’ Union – The Green & Blue Space: A Student-Led Hub
• University of Bristol – Championing our Champions
• University of Essex – Stepping Stones to Sustainability
• University of Westminster – The Democratic Education Network

Sustainability Champion – Staff

• Anya Logue – Birmingham City University
• Dr Farhang Morady – University of Westminster
• Ewan Woodley – University of Exeter
• Gary Stubbs – University of Sunderland
• Mafalda Giudice – New City College
• Saroj Saurya – University of Oxford

Tomorrow’s Employees

• The Sheffield College – Green Careers Inspiration – Direct from Employers!
• The University of Edinburgh – Sustainable MarComms
• University of Sunderland – Sustainability in Media Production

Sustainability Institution of the Year

• De Montfort University – Embedding Everywhere – Sustainability and the SDGs
• Nottingham College – Future Ready, Carbon Ready
• Nottingham Trent University – Embracing sustainability, from board room to boiler house
• University of Plymouth – Connecting people and place for a more sustainable planet
• Wiltshire College & University Centre – Serious About Sustainability

How you can become a Green Gown Awards Finalist

The list of Green Gown Awards Finalists 2025 show how universities can lead the way on sustainability by empowering students and staff to take meaningful action. With a Team Jump programme, you too could create a culture of sustainability in your university by empowering staff and students to take action for a better future.

If you want to find out how you could become an award-winning university, book a free consultation with one of our engagement experts.